Thursday, February 5, 2009

The Big Picture that I don't see

Today I realized just how little we as humans see the big picture. I struggled with wether or not I was going to share this experience or not. But the overwhelming realization of how I don't see the big picture like our Heavenly Father does touched me so deeply I had to share.
As some of you know, and other don't, Mike and I went through the IVF process for the first time last May. My egg retreival was on Mother's Day and Memorial Day weekend I was told I was expecting. We were so thrilled. After about 2 weeks I started feeling like something was not right. I ended up miscarrying. While I was eventually able to accept it, thinking it just was not the right time, I still found myself asking Heavenly Father why he would even tease me like that... Eventually, I came to understand I just wouldn't know the answer until a time much later.
Today I realized how I just don't see the big picture.
Mike lost his job last week. So I am the only one working and while Mike is applying and getting interviews, working around his school schedule and the economy makes us have to plan that he may not get a job right away.
Well, I looked at the calendar today...and today is February 5th, what would have been my due date had I not miscarried. So neither of us would have been working. Is this the real reason we did not get to keep that baby to full term...I won't know for sure until after this earthly life. But it makes you step back and really think....maybe we just don't see the big picture. Hopefully someday the Lord will bless us with children but I am sure he knew what he was doing when he chose not to give us a child at this time. Sure, I could still wonder why he even let us conceive...but why? I have my own theories but none of that matters. What matters is that Heavenly Father knows what is best for us and he sees the big picture even when we don't.

1 comment:

cornter said...

SO true, You are blessed to be able to place all these events and see the reasoning behind the masters greater plan, maybe you were able to concieve so that you wouldn't lose hope, so that in the future the knowledege that your body has the ability to concieve will give you the srtengeth to try again, He knows all He knows more than we can see. You are blessed to have that spirit to know and see his hand in your life, I am blessed to call you my friend. Thank you for strengthening me. Love you guys so much!